Astronauts and Cosmonauts1 From Mercury to Mars: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Class Could One Day Man a Mission to the Red Planet By Michelle La Vone on September 12, 2013 The 1959 "Mercury Seven" was the first class of American citizens-turned astronauts. In... Read more →
News Former JPL Director Bruce Murray Dies After a Long Illness By Staff Writers on August 30, 2013 Source: NASA PASADENA, Calif. – Former JPL Director Bruce C. Murray died today, August... Read more →
Extravehicular Activities ‘If Something Happens’: Mission 51I and the End of an Era, Part 2 By AmericaSpace on August 29, 2013 Continued from Part 1. For Dick Covey, the pilot of Mission 51I, the instant that Space... Read more →
Extravehicular Activities ‘Crankin’ APUs’: Mission 51I and NASA’s ‘Can-Do’ Spirit, Part 1 By AmericaSpace on August 28, 2013 When Space Shuttle Discovery touched down in Florida on 19 April 1985—suffering seized... Read more →
Space in Everyday Life Ambitious Crowdsourcing Project Does Not Convince the Crowd By Matteo Emanuelli on August 6, 2013 Patch of Exosphere's crowdfunded campaign on Indiegogo (Credits: Exosphere) Not much... Read more →
News Astronaut Twins Volunteer Selves for Science By Merryl Azriel on August 3, 2013 Scott Kelly was assigned to a one year mission to the International Space Station. His... Read more →